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766 [ 18 OF 1885. ] PRISON ,


10. The Superintendent shall, with the warden , enforce the highest pos
sible degree of cleanliness in every part of the prison, in the persons of the
prisoners, their clothes and bedding, and see that the bedding and clothing
are all in proper repair.
11. The Superintendent shall deliver daily to the Surgeon a list of pris
oners in solitary confinement, and of such as may have complained of sick
ness, sores, or any other ailment, without any exception, whether he thinks
such complaint gromdless or not ; also a list of prisoners who have recently
suffered, or are about to suffer, corporal punishment, or solitary confinement;
and shall call his attention to any case of insanity or apparent insanity occur
ring among the prisoners.
12. The Superintendent shall take every precaution to prevent fire , or the
escape of prisoners ; and shall cause all the wards, cells, bolts, bars, and locks
of the gaol to be thoroughly examined daily.
13. The Superintendent shall cause to be fully explained to every officer
his general duties, and especially those required of him in case of fire, or in
case of any attempt to escape made by either a single prisoner, or several in
concert.
14. The Superintendent shall take proper and discreet means to ascertain
that no visitors to prisoners bring into the prison anything not permitted by
the rules of the prison, or, in his opinion, objectionable. The Superintendent
shall on no account allow the employment of prisoners as servants by any
officer of the gaol.
15. The Superintendent or, in his absence, the warden may, on reasonable
grounds of suspicion, require that visitors to prisoners be searched in his
presence, except in the case of females, who shall be searched in a private
room by the matron . Should such visitors refuse to be searched, or to give
their names and addresses, he may refuse them admittance.
16. The Superintendent shall see that the proper number of prisoners
required by the Surveyor General for the Public Works are sent out at the
proper time, with a sufficient number of well-armed officers for their safe
custody, and he shall occasionally visit them while at work .
17. The Superintendent may permit any respectable person to view the
prison at reasonable hours, accompanied by an officer, who shall caution such
visitor agaiust conversing with any prisoner.
18. The Superintendent sball pay attention to the ventilation, drainage,
and sanitary condition of the prison, and take such measures as may be neces
sary for their being maintained in perfect order ; and with the Surgeon shall
frequently examine and see that the washing places, baths, and closets are
in efficient working order ; and it shall be the duty of every officer to report
at once any defect by which these arrangements do not effect their proper
object.
19. The Superintendent shall visit prisoners in solitary confinement,
occasionally visit the wards and cells at night, and keep a general supervision
over the mark system .
20. The Superintendent shall hear the reports every day, at such an hour
as is most convenient, and shall take care that every prisoner having aa com
plaint to make, or request to prefer to him , shall have ample facilities for
doing so ; and he shall redress any grievances, or take such steps as may
scem necessary, recording the same in the prisoners' interview book.
21. The Superintendent shall forward to the Governor without delay any
report or complaint which any officer of the prison may desire to make to
him , and shall on no account suppress it ; but he may offer any explanation
with it which may seem to him requisite.